Convert Short hundredweights per day to Long tons per second
Convert Short hundredweights per day (cwt/d) to Long tons per second (long ton/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
long ton/s = cwt/d × 5.166997354e-7
About Short hundredweights per day
The short hundredweight per day (cwt/d, US) equals 45.359237/86400 ≈ 5.249×10⁻⁴ kg/s. It appears in US agricultural reports where daily throughput of commodity crops (corn, soybeans, hay) or daily milk yield per herd is stated in short cwt/d. A modern dairy farm averaging 80 lb/cow/d at 1 000 cows produces 800 cwt/d. 1 short cwt/d ≈ 5.249×10⁻⁴ kg/s.
About Long tons per second
The long ton per second (long ton/s) equals 1 016.0469088 kg/s, based on the UK long ton of 2 240 lb used historically in British heavy industry and naval engineering. It quantifies extremely high discharge rates such as large dam break surges or catastrophic industrial spillages. 1 long ton/s = 1 016.0469088 kg/s ≈ 1.016 t/s ≈ 1.120 short ton/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Short hundredweights per day (cwt/d) | Long tons per second (long ton/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 cwt/d | 5.167 × 10-7 long ton/s |
| 2 cwt/d | 1.033 × 10-6 long ton/s |
| 5 cwt/d | 2.583 × 10-6 long ton/s |
| 10 cwt/d | 5.167 × 10-6 long ton/s |
| 25 cwt/d | 1.292 × 10-5 long ton/s |
| 50 cwt/d | 2.583 × 10-5 long ton/s |
| 100 cwt/d | 5.167 × 10-5 long ton/s |